WesWorld

Quoted

Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 52 %

that trying to land on a place like that would be a good idea.

OTOH, the ship's sheer size should help some.

SS also assumes that all the 20,000 tons is situated some 10 feet above the deck or so. I just mess around a bit so Stability is >1.05 and steadiness is > 50%. The more miscellaneous weight you add to a ship, the lower those 2 figures will be.

If you have some ideas and weights to add/correct, feel free to mention them...

Pacific Ocean Park, Japan Floating Amusement Park laid down 1941

Displacement:
84,787 t light; 86,659 t standard; 93,600 t normal; 99,153 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
1,236.51 ft / 1,200.00 ft x 130.00 ft x 35.00 ft (normal load)
376.89 m / 365.76 m x 39.62 m x 10.67 m

Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Geared drive, 4 shafts, 70,265 shp / 52,418 Kw = 22.00 kts
Range 15,000nm at 15.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 12,494 tons

Complement:
2,675 - 3,478

Cost:
£19.952 million / $79.808 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 0 tons, 0.0%
Machinery: 1,857 tons, 2.0%
Hull, fittings & equipment: 28,930 tons, 30.9%
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 8,813 tons, 9.4%
Miscellaneous weights: 54,000 tons, 57.7%

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
168,300 lbs / 76,340 Kg = 1,558.3 x 6 " / 152 mm shells or 7.2 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.05
Metacentric height 8.1 ft / 2.5 m
Roll period: 19.1 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 50 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.00
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.86

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has low quarterdeck
and transom stern
Block coefficient: 0.600
Length to Beam Ratio: 9.23 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 39.36 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 24 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 27
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 35.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 5.00 ft / 1.52 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 45.00 ft / 13.72 m
- Forecastle (20%): 40.00 ft / 12.19 m
- Mid (50%): 40.00 ft / 12.19 m
- Quarterdeck (20%): 32.00 ft / 9.75 m (40.00 ft / 12.19 m before break)
- Stern: 32.00 ft / 9.75 m
- Average freeboard: 38.80 ft / 11.83 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 69.8%
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 338.7%
Waterplane Area: 118,913 Square feet or 11,047 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 162%
Structure weight / hull surface area: 172 lbs/sq ft or 839 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 1.04
- Longitudinal: 0.99
- Overall: 1.00
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is excellent
Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent
Excellent seaboat, comfortable, rides out heavy weather easily



ACCOMMODATION
Elite Class Accommodation:
1 person Royal Suite: 16 rooms (16)
2 person Royal Suite: 17 rooms (34)
One-berth: 47 rooms (47)
Two-berth: 44 rooms (88 )
Three-berth: 55 rooms (165)
Total: 350 passengers

Business Class Accommodation:
One-berth: 130 rooms (130)
Two-berth: 15 rooms (30)
Four-berth: 110 rooms (440)
Total: 600 passengers

Tourist Class Accommodation:
One-berth: 338 rooms (338 )
Two-berth: 694 rooms (1388 )
Four-berth: 225 rooms (900)
Six-berth: 37 rooms (222)
Eight-berth: 19 rooms (152)
Total: 3,000 passengers

Miscellaneous weight breakdown:
60t / Royal Suite passenger . . . . . . .50 passengers = 3,000 tons
30t / Elite class passenger . . . . . . 300 passengers = 9,000 tons
15t / Business class passenger. . . . . 600 passengers = 9,000 tons
5t / Tourist class passenger. . . . . 3,000 passengers = 15,000 tons
Total passengers. . . . . . . . . . . 3,950 passengers = 36,000 tons
Extras. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .= 18,000 tons
Grand total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .= 54,000 tons


Elite Class
Cabins+Luggage: 3900 tons
Dining Room: 600 tons
Kitchen: 600 tons
Food+storage: 600 tons
Library: 1200 tons
Smoking room: 1200 tons
Swimming Pool, Gymnasium, Tennis Court, etc: 1200 tons
Movie theatre: 600 tons
Casino: 1200 tons
Miscellaneous: 900 tons

Business Class
Cabins+Luggage: 2700 tons
Dining Room: 450 tons
Kitchen: 450 tons
Food+storage: 450 tons
Library: 900 tons
Smoking room: 900 tons
Movie theatre: 450 tons
Casino: 900 tons
Miscellaneous: 1800 tons

Tourist Class
Cabins+Luggage: 4500 tons
Dining Room: 750 tons
Kitchen: 750 tons
Food+storage: 750 tons
Smoking room: 1500 tons
Movie theatre: 750 tons
Gambling hall: 1500 tons
Miscellaneous: 4500 tons

Extras breakdown (18,000 tons)
Sushi Bar: 600 tons
Karaoke Box: 1000 tons
Observation Facilities: 600
-- Stern observation rooms: 200 tons
-- Stem observation rooms: 200 tons
-- Casino observation rooms: 200 tons
Fight Arena: 1000 tons
Security facilities: 2600 tons
-- Security room (4x): 400 tons
-- Security personel rooms: 1200 tons (400 men)
-- Special security passages, doors, etc.: 1000 tons

Ferris Wheel: 1200 tons
Roller coaster: 4000 tons
Haunted House: 600 tons
Dodgems: 500 tons
Pirate ship: 600 tons
Merry-go-round: 800 tons
Hall of mirrors: 400 tons
Maze: 400 tons
Misc: 3700 tons

The smoking rooms are heavier than the dining rooms and kitchens? What are they smoking in there, Filipino's?

... and Cubans.

I have doubts this will all fit on the hull in question. You should draw this out to be sure.

Well, it's not like I am trying to fit the London Eye and the Steel Dragon 2000 onto the ship...

The American tourists want to know:

Where the McDonald's is.

Where the Walmart is.

Where they can park their SUV's

Quoted

Where the McDonald's is.

As far as I can see, at the moment it's only located at West 14th and 1398 North E Street in San Bernardino, California. If Mr. R.J. McDonald and Mr. M.J. McDonald want to expand thier business overseas, then they are welcome to open a restaurant aboard the ship (and other locations in Japan).

Quoted

Where the Walmart is.

What's a Walmart? (Won't be around until the 1960s)

Quoted

Where they can park their SUV's

What's a Suv? (that's a modern term for that type of vehicle)

A few designs for 1942...

Tsugaru, Japan Minelayer laid down 1942


Displacement:
3,658 t light; 3,791 t standard; 4,434 t normal; 4,949 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
391.97 ft / 385.00 ft x 51.00 ft x 18.00 ft (normal load)
119.47 m / 117.35 m x 15.54 m x 5.49 m

Armament:
4 - 5.00" / 127 mm guns (2x2 guns), 55.12lbs / 25.00kg shells, 1942 Model
Dual purpose guns in deck mounts with hoists
on centreline ends, evenly spread
16 - 0.52" / 13.2 mm guns (4x4 guns), 0.09lbs / 0.04kg shells, 1942 Model
Machine guns in deck mounts
on side ends, evenly spread, all raised mounts - superfiring
Weight of broadside 222 lbs / 101 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 350

Armour:
- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 2.00" / 51 mm - -

Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Geared drive, 2 shafts, 29,860 shp / 22,275 Kw = 28.00 kts
Range 10,000nm at 15.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 1,158 tons

Complement:
271 - 353

Cost:
£1.678 million / $6.710 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 31 tons, 0.7%
Armour: 19 tons, 0.4%
- Belts: 0 tons, 0.0%
- Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0.0%
- Armament: 19 tons, 0.4%
- Armour Deck: 0 tons, 0.0%
- Conning Tower: 0 tons, 0.0%
Machinery: 780 tons, 17.6%
Hull, fittings & equipment: 1,578 tons, 35.6%
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 776 tons, 17.5%
Miscellaneous weights: 1,250 tons, 28.2%

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
6,012 lbs / 2,727 Kg = 96.2 x 5.0 " / 127 mm shells or 1.2 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.05
Metacentric height 2.0 ft / 0.6 m
Roll period: 15.1 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 51 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.11
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.24

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has a flush deck
and transom stern
Block coefficient: 0.439
Length to Beam Ratio: 7.55 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 23.13 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 62 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 41
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 15.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 0.00 ft / 0.00 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 26.00 ft / 7.92 m
- Forecastle (20%): 18.00 ft / 5.49 m
- Mid (50%): 18.00 ft / 5.49 m
- Quarterdeck (15%): 18.00 ft / 5.49 m
- Stern: 18.00 ft / 5.49 m
- Average freeboard: 18.64 ft / 5.68 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 94.1%
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 163.1%
Waterplane Area: 12,894 Square feet or 1,198 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 144%
Structure weight / hull surface area: 72 lbs/sq ft or 352 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.89
- Longitudinal: 2.95
- Overall: 1.00
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is adequate
Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent
Good seaboat, rides out heavy weather easily

Hatsushima, Japan Minelayer/Cable layer laid down 1942


Displacement:
1,284 t light; 1,317 t standard; 1,534 t normal; 1,707 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
266.81 ft / 252.00 ft x 35.50 ft x 12.00 ft (normal load)
81.33 m / 76.81 m x 10.82 m x 3.66 m

Armament:
1 - 3.00" / 76.2 mm guns in single mounts, 12.00lbs / 5.44kg shells, 1942 Model
Dual purpose gun in a deck mount with hoist
on centreline aft
2 - 0.52" / 13.2 mm guns (1x2 guns), 0.09lbs / 0.04kg shells, 1942 Model
Machine guns in deck mount
on centreline aft, all raised guns - superfiring
Weight of broadside 12 lbs / 6 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 350

Machinery:
Coal fired boilers, complex reciprocating steam engines,
Geared drive, 2 shafts, 3,871 ihp / 2,887 Kw = 18.00 kts
Range 3,000nm at 15.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 390 tons (100% coal)

Complement:
122 - 159

Cost:
£0.503 million / $2.011 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 2 tons, 0.1%
Machinery: 233 tons, 15.2%
Hull, fittings & equipment: 431 tons, 28.1%
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 250 tons, 16.3%
Miscellaneous weights: 618 tons, 40.3%

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
1,790 lbs / 812 Kg = 132.6 x 3.0 " / 76 mm shells or 0.7 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.06
Metacentric height 1.2 ft / 0.4 m
Roll period: 13.7 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 54 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.01
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.64

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has a flush deck
Block coefficient: 0.500
Length to Beam Ratio: 7.10 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 15.87 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 52 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 33
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 30.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 5.00 ft / 1.52 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 17.00 ft / 5.18 m
- Forecastle (25%): 17.00 ft / 5.18 m
- Mid (30%): 10.00 ft / 3.05 m
- Quarterdeck (15%): 10.00 ft / 3.05 m
- Stern: 10.00 ft / 3.05 m
- Average freeboard: 11.93 ft / 3.63 m
Ship tends to be wet forward

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 94.4%
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 95.8%
Waterplane Area: 5,961 Square feet or 554 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 140%
Structure weight / hull surface area: 45 lbs/sq ft or 218 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.92
- Longitudinal: 2.17
- Overall: 1.00
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is adequate
Room for accommodation and workspaces is adequate
Excellent seaboat, comfortable, can fire her guns in the heaviest weather

Sokuten, Japan Minelayer laid down 1942


Displacement:
584 t light; 600 t standard; 682 t normal; 747 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
240.00 ft / 240.00 ft x 26.00 ft x 8.50 ft (normal load)
73.15 m / 73.15 m x 7.92 m x 2.59 m

Armament:
1 - 3.00" / 76.2 mm guns in single mounts, 12.00lbs / 5.44kg shells, 1942 Model
Dual purpose gun in a deck mount with hoist
on centreline forward
8 - 0.52" / 13.2 mm guns (4x2 guns), 0.09lbs / 0.04kg shells, 1942 Model
Machine guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread
Weight of broadside 13 lbs / 6 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 350

Machinery:
Diesel Internal combustion motors,
Geared drive, 2 shafts, 3,446 shp / 2,571 Kw = 20.00 kts
Range 4,000nm at 14.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 147 tons

Complement:
66 - 86

Cost:
£0.220 million / $0.879 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 2 tons, 0.3%
Machinery: 90 tons, 13.2%
Hull, fittings & equipment: 244 tons, 35.8%
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 98 tons, 14.4%
Miscellaneous weights: 248 tons, 36.4%

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
1,018 lbs / 462 Kg = 75.4 x 3.0 " / 76 mm shells or 0.6 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.05
Metacentric height 0.7 ft / 0.2 m
Roll period: 12.8 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 50 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.04
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.47

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has rise forward of midbreak
Block coefficient: 0.450
Length to Beam Ratio: 9.23 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 15.49 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 52 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 34
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 0.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 0.00 ft / 0.00 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 15.00 ft / 4.57 m
- Forecastle (15%): 14.50 ft / 4.42 m
- Mid (25%): 14.50 ft / 4.42 m (8.00 ft / 2.44 m aft of break)
- Quarterdeck (15%): 8.00 ft / 2.44 m
- Stern: 8.00 ft / 2.44 m
- Average freeboard: 9.66 ft / 2.94 m
Ship tends to be wet forward

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 85.1%
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 102.6%
Waterplane Area: 3,980 Square feet or 370 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 154%
Structure weight / hull surface area: 35 lbs/sq ft or 173 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.93
- Longitudinal: 1.95
- Overall: 1.00
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is adequate
Room for accommodation and workspaces is adequate
Good seaboat, rides out heavy weather easily

MA-1, Japan Minelayer laid down 1942


Displacement:
149 t light; 154 t standard; 162 t normal; 168 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
110.95 ft / 100.00 ft x 21.00 ft x 6.00 ft (normal load)
33.82 m / 30.48 m x 6.40 m x 1.83 m

Armament:
1 - 2.95" / 75.0 mm guns in single mounts, 12.00lbs / 5.44kg shells, 1942 Model
Dual purpose gun in a deck mount with hoist
on centreline forward
2 - 0.52" / 13.2 mm guns (1x2 guns), 0.09lbs / 0.04kg shells, 1942 Model
Machine guns in deck mount
on centreline aft, all raised guns - superfiring
Weight of broadside 12 lbs / 6 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 300

Machinery:
Diesel Internal combustion motors,
Geared drive, 1 shaft, 113 shp / 84 Kw = 9.50 kts
Range 2,000nm at 9.50 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 14 tons

Complement:
22 - 29

Cost:
£0.044 million / $0.178 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 2 tons, 1.0%
Machinery: 3 tons, 1.8%
Hull, fittings & equipment: 64 tons, 39.6%
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 13 tons, 8.2%
Miscellaneous weights: 80 tons, 49.4%

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
279 lbs / 127 Kg = 21.7 x 3.0 " / 75 mm shells or 0.5 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.06
Metacentric height 0.5 ft / 0.2 m
Roll period: 12.1 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 50 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.08
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 2.00

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has rise forward of midbreak
Block coefficient: 0.450
Length to Beam Ratio: 4.76 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 10.00 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 45 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 25
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 15.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 8.00 ft / 2.44 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 11.00 ft / 3.35 m
- Forecastle (10%): 11.00 ft / 3.35 m
- Mid (20%): 11.00 ft / 3.35 m (5.00 ft / 1.52 m aft of break)
- Quarterdeck (15%): 5.00 ft / 1.52 m
- Stern: 5.00 ft / 1.52 m
- Average freeboard: 6.20 ft / 1.89 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 68.7%
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 64.1%
Waterplane Area: 1,276 Square feet or 119 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 164%
Structure weight / hull surface area: 32 lbs/sq ft or 156 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 1.08
- Longitudinal: 4.95
- Overall: 1.26
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is excellent
Room for accommodation and workspaces is cramped
Excellent seaboat, comfortable, can fire her guns in the heaviest weather

W-19, Japan Minesweeper laid down 1942


Displacement:
581 t light; 622 t standard; 666 t normal; 701 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
234.00 ft / 234.00 ft x 25.75 ft x 8.60 ft (normal load)
71.32 m / 71.32 m x 7.85 m x 2.62 m

Armament:
3 - 5.00" / 127 mm guns in single mounts, 55.12lbs / 25.00kg shells, 1942 Model
Dual purpose guns in deck mounts with hoists
on centreline ends, majority aft
3 - 0.98" / 25.0 mm guns (1x3 guns), 0.57lbs / 0.26kg shells, 1942 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mount
on side amidships
Weight of broadside 167 lbs / 76 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 300

Armour:
- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 1.00" / 25 mm 1.00" / 25 mm -

Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Geared drive, 2 shafts, 3,436 shp / 2,563 Kw = 20.00 kts
Range 2,100nm at 14.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 79 tons

Complement:
65 - 85

Cost:
£0.336 million / $1.342 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 24 tons, 3.5%
Armour: 12 tons, 1.8%
- Belts: 0 tons, 0.0%
- Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0.0%
- Armament: 12 tons, 1.8%
- Armour Deck: 0 tons, 0.0%
- Conning Tower: 0 tons, 0.0%
Machinery: 90 tons, 13.5%
Hull, fittings & equipment: 320 tons, 48.1%
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 85 tons, 12.8%
Miscellaneous weights: 135 tons, 20.3%

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
963 lbs / 437 Kg = 15.4 x 5.0 " / 127 mm shells or 0.5 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.05
Metacentric height 0.7 ft / 0.2 m
Roll period: 12.7 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 51 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.69
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.64

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has rise forward of midbreak
Block coefficient: 0.450
Length to Beam Ratio: 9.09 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 15.30 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 53 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 31
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 0.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 0.00 ft / 0.00 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 16.00 ft / 4.88 m
- Forecastle (20%): 14.00 ft / 4.27 m
- Mid (50%): 14.00 ft / 4.27 m (7.00 ft / 2.13 m aft of break)
- Quarterdeck (15%): 7.00 ft / 2.13 m
- Stern: 7.00 ft / 2.13 m
- Average freeboard: 10.66 ft / 3.25 m
Ship tends to be wet forward

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 95.3%
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 115.2%
Waterplane Area: 3,843 Square feet or 357 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 129%
Structure weight / hull surface area: 44 lbs/sq ft or 217 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.88
- Longitudinal: 3.23
- Overall: 1.00
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is adequate
Room for accommodation and workspaces is adequate
Excellent seaboat, comfortable, can fire her guns in the heaviest weather

WA-1, Japan Minesweeper laid down 1942


Displacement:
138 t light; 144 t standard; 151 t normal; 157 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
108.45 ft / 98.00 ft x 20.00 ft x 6.00 ft (normal load)
33.05 m / 29.87 m x 6.10 m x 1.83 m

Armament:
1 - 2.95" / 75.0 mm guns in single mounts, 12.00lbs / 5.44kg shells, 1942 Model
Dual purpose gun in a deck mount with hoist
on centreline forward
1 - 0.52" / 13.2 mm guns in single mounts, 0.09lbs / 0.04kg shells, 1942 Model
Machine gun in deck mount
on centreline aft, 1 raised gun
1 - 0.30" / 7.7 mm guns in single mounts, 0.01lbs / 0.01kg shells, 1942 Model
Machine gun in deck mount
on centreline amidships, 1 raised gun
Weight of broadside 12 lbs / 5 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 300

Machinery:
Diesel Internal combustion motors,
Geared drive, 1 shaft, 108 shp / 81 Kw = 9.50 kts
Range 2,000nm at 9.50 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 14 tons

Complement:
21 - 28

Cost:
£0.042 million / $0.168 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 2 tons, 1.1%
Machinery: 3 tons, 1.9%
Hull, fittings & equipment: 69 tons, 45.6%
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 13 tons, 8.4%
Miscellaneous weights: 65 tons, 43.0%

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
286 lbs / 130 Kg = 22.2 x 3.0 " / 75 mm shells or 0.5 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.05
Metacentric height 0.5 ft / 0.2 m
Roll period: 11.9 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 50 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.10
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 2.00

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has rise forward of midbreak
Block coefficient: 0.450
Length to Beam Ratio: 4.90 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 9.90 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 45 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 25
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 15.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 7.50 ft / 2.29 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 11.00 ft / 3.35 m
- Forecastle (10%): 11.00 ft / 3.35 m
- Mid (20%): 11.00 ft / 3.35 m (5.00 ft / 1.52 m aft of break)
- Quarterdeck (15%): 5.00 ft / 1.52 m
- Stern: 5.00 ft / 1.52 m
- Average freeboard: 6.20 ft / 1.89 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 62.6%
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 62.7%
Waterplane Area: 1,191 Square feet or 111 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 181%
Structure weight / hull surface area: 36 lbs/sq ft or 176 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 1.24
- Longitudinal: 5.95
- Overall: 1.45
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is excellent
Room for accommodation and workspaces is cramped
Excellent seaboat, comfortable, can fire her guns in the heaviest weather

Okay... so it is a bit more than 'a few'...

Shimakaze, Japan Destroyer laid down 1942


Displacement:
2,840 t light; 2,999 t standard; 3,329 t normal; 3,593 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
448.74 ft / 440.00 ft x 41.00 ft x 15.50 ft (normal load)
136.77 m / 134.11 m x 12.50 m x 4.72 m

Armament:
6 - 5.00" / 127 mm guns (3x2 guns), 55.12lbs / 25.00kg shells, 1942 Model
Dual purpose guns in deck mounts with hoists
on centreline ends, majority aft, 1 raised mount aft - superfiring
8 - 1.57" / 40.0 mm guns (2x4 guns), 2.00lbs / 0.91kg shells, 1942 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side, all amidships, all raised mounts - superfiring
12 - 0.98" / 25.0 mm guns (4x3 guns), 0.57lbs / 0.26kg shells, 1942 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread, all raised mounts
Weight of broadside 354 lbs / 160 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 450
15 - 24.0" / 609.6 mm above water torpedoes

Armour:
- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 2.00" / 51 mm 1.00" / 25 mm 1.00" / 25 mm
2nd: 1.00" / 25 mm - -
3rd: 1.00" / 25 mm - -

Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Geared drive, 2 shafts, 75,000 shp / 55,950 Kw = 37.47 kts
Range 5,000nm at 16.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 594 tons

Complement:
218 - 284

Cost:
£2.473 million / $9.893 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 50 tons, 1.5%
Armour: 31 tons, 0.9%
- Belts: 0 tons, 0.0%
- Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0.0%
- Armament: 31 tons, 0.9%
- Armour Deck: 0 tons, 0.0%
- Conning Tower: 0 tons, 0.0%
Machinery: 1,769 tons, 53.1%
Hull, fittings & equipment: 816 tons, 24.5%
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 489 tons, 14.7%
Miscellaneous weights: 175 tons, 5.3%

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
631 lbs / 286 Kg = 10.1 x 5.0 " / 127 mm shells or 0.3 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.08
Metacentric height 1.5 ft / 0.5 m
Roll period: 13.9 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 51 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.32
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 0.72

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has rise forward of midbreak
and transom stern
Block coefficient: 0.417
Length to Beam Ratio: 10.73 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 24.06 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 67 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 71
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 20.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 0.00 ft / 0.00 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 24.00 ft / 7.32 m
- Forecastle (10%): 19.75 ft / 6.02 m
- Mid (25%): 19.75 ft / 6.02 m (13.50 ft / 4.11 m aft of break)
- Quarterdeck (15%): 13.50 ft / 4.11 m
- Stern: 13.50 ft / 4.11 m
- Average freeboard: 15.23 ft / 4.64 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 190.4%
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 37.8%
Waterplane Area: 11,649 Square feet or 1,082 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 74%
Structure weight / hull surface area: 40 lbs/sq ft or 195 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.50
- Longitudinal: 1.03
- Overall: 0.53
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is cramped
Room for accommodation and workspaces is extremely poor
Poor seaboat, wet and uncomfortable, reduced performance in heavy weather

This seems to be a rather extreme design; I would really wonder how she would stand a typhoon or other heavy weather. The torpedo battery is powerful, but I have to question is it worth the cost.

I would think that the same could be said about the OTL one. Of course you can't really sim that one with SS... which I was attempting to do...

Over 3,600t and she's slower than a CL and packs less punch than a DD? I realize she probably carries a lot of mines, but it smells like bait to me. She'll have to have an escort wherever she goes since she can't run or fight. I'd rather, and did in fact, settle on a design w/ less mine capacity and more speed for getting in and out and more firepower for when you run into trouble.


Also, apparently Japan plans on mining someone...that's a lot of minelayers.